Bill Beck was born June 25, 1932 in Tennile, AL the son of the late Grover Lafayett and Mary Elizabeth Brown Beck.
He was united in marriage to Maggie Vivian Dillon on November 18, 1956.
Mr. Beck was a air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration, after retiring from aviation, he then became a real estate agent for Crye-Leike Realtors. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict. He loved to read, garden, but most of all aviation. He was the exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge.
Mr. Beck departed this life on March 31, 2012 in Germantown, Tennessee at the age of 79 Years, 9 Months, 6 Days. He is survived by his wife, Maggie Vivian (Dillon) Beck of Collierville, TN; two sons, Bryan Dillon Beck and wife Jackie of Kingwood, TX, Jon Heath Beck of Collierville, TN; a stepdaughter, Shelia Carden and husband Mike of Germantown, TN; four grandchildren, Andrew Heath Beck of Daytona Beach, Fl, Jacob Beck of Kingwood, TX, Jacquelin Parker of Kingwood , TX, Delaney Beck of Kingwood, TX; four step grandchildren, Jennifer Stafford of Houston, TX, Jaclyn Arthur and husband Thomas of Jackson, MS, Jody Skelton of Houston, TX, and Jason Skelton of Houston, TX.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Beck was preceded in death by a stepson, Joe Skelton; a step grandchild, Joshua Carden; a brother, Grover Beck, Jr.; a sister, Grovelle Andrews.